British Airways to offer new platform to understand and address climate impact

• Customers can calculate their estimated impact on the environment and choose to support climate solutions, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and certified climate projects
• British Airways’ corporate customers can now access a dedicated climate program for companies to better measure, reduce and manage the carbon emissions associated with business flying
• New platform enables customers to take climate action before, during or after their journey, and offers more precise emissions estimations, giving customers more control over the amount of SAF they wish to contribute towards
• All SAF comes from the Phillips 66 plant in Humberside, as part of the airline’s multi-year partnership with the SAF producer

British Airways is launching an upgraded climate software solution for both individual and corporate customers, helping them better nderstand, estimate and address their travel emissions.

The airline has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and has a clear roadmap of short-, medium-, and long-term solutions to get there, including flying more fuel-efficient aircraft, supporting verified climate projects to address emissions on UK domestic flights, investing in the development and scale up of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and looking at accelerating the growth of new technologies such as zero emissions hydrogen-powered aircraft and carbon capture technology. In addition to the work the airline is doing to decarbonize, British Airways is empowering its customers to make more sustainable travel choices by introducing the new CO₂llaborate program in partnership with climate tech company CHOOOSE.

The airline is launching two online platforms to allow customers to access their flight's carbon emissions estimates and to then make environmentally conscious decisions. For some time, British Airways’ customers have been able to combat their environmental impact from flying by using the airline's carbon tool to support SAF and high-quality, certified climate projects. CO₂llaborate is an evolution of this tool, featuring more precise emissions estimates and a new adjustable slider to give customers more control over the amount of SAF versus climate projects they wish to contribute towards.

The SAF available on the CO₂llaborate platform comes from the Phillips 66 plant in Humberside, which uses waste cooking oil as the feedstock, providing lifecycle emissions reductions of up to 80%, as compared to traditional fossil-based jet fuel. The SAF is routinely delivered to British Airways via existing pipeline infrastructure that feeds directly into London Heathrow as part of the airline’s multi-year partnership with Phillips 66.

Private customers of British Airways can access the new tool at https://ba.chooose.today/.

Individual customers can access the platform before, during, or after their flight

Individual customers are able to access the CO₂llaborate platform directly from their seat during their flight using the airline’s free Wi-Fi portal, or at any time before or after their flight by visiting the CO₂llaborate platform, which is accessible on ba.com.

Customers can estimate the carbon emissions from their flights and choose to help accelerate the use of SAF or support high-quality carbon projects, including a rainforest protection project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The new adjustable slider feature will allow customers to have more control over where their climate contribution goes, enabling them to select how much of their estimated footprint they address.

Corporate customers of British Airways can join the CO₂LLABORATE corporate programme at https://bapartners.chooose.today/.

Dedicated corporate climate programme

In a first for British Airways’ corporate customers, the CO₂llaborate platform will also offer a dedicated climate program for companies to better understand, track, and manage the estimated carbon emissions associated with their business flying.

Corporate customers will get access to a dashboard that shows the CO2 emissions estimates generated from their business travel and receive monthly reports. Companies will then be able to select how to address their carbon emissions by selecting specific climate solutions ranging from purchasing SAF to contributing to certified nature-based projects. The platform enables users to track and report on their climate impact over time and learn about the climate solutions they are supporting.

Carrie Harris, Director of Sustainability at British Airways, said

“We know that many of our customers want to fly with sustainability in mind and while we work on delivering our own short-, medium- and long-term initiatives to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, we know many of our customers want to take action today too. This new CO₂llaborate platform further empowers our customers to make sustainable choices when flying with us. We look forward to working with CHOOOSE to evolve the platform as we continue to drive the decarbonization of our industry."

Andreas Slettvoll, CEO and Founder of CHOOOSE™ said:

“Partnering with British Airways is a true milestone in bringing climate solutions to both leisure and corporate travelers. British Airways has always been a north star to us in innovation in the airline industry and we are proud to support them in their relentless work on their most important journey yet, their journey to net zero.”

The partnership will provide travelers worldwide with insight into their flight-related carbon emissions estimates and support them in making more carbon-informed travel decisions. Learn more about British Airways’ climate platform CO₂llaborate for individuals here. For corporate customers, the climate platform is available here.